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Interstates Redux

Three years ago a motorcycling adventure made me appreciate the back roads, although the physical drain of the trip made me appreciate the efficiency of the Interstates (see Do We Need the Interstate Highway System in America?). This year was a re-confirmation. We left the lake house in Pennsylvania at 6:30 in the morning and […]

A Ride In The Wind

The motorcycle ride from Pennsylvania through New York to Connecticut on Interstate 84 was 119 miles. I did not see a single fellow motorcyclist during the entire trip. Perhaps it was the 47 degree temperature, the cloudy and drizzly sky, or the 35 mph wind gusts. Riding a motorcycle in 47 degree weather was very […]

Trike Weather

The winter has been a cold one but today was unusually mild. The temperature reached fifty degrees today and I could not resist heading out for a trike ride. If I had thought about the melting snow on the roads and the likely splashing of mud and salty water I would not have taken the […]

iTrike Riding

It was not exactly a sunny and warm day but, as long as the roads are dry, I like to go out for a motorcycle ride on Sunday afternoons. Winter riding is actually very nice and refreshing — as long as you have the electric vest and gloves plugged in. They really did the job […]

Rolling Thunder – 2

This story isn’t about WiFi, blogging, or The Future Of The Internet — much more on that important set of topics to come. At times, it is fun to write about music, motorcycles, hiking, and other things. This story is a journal about a 666 mile two-day motorcycle trip — not quite as long as […]